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Dec. 18: The "Today" show's Al Roker talks with Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart, authors of "The 12 Days of Christmas, Anniversary Edition," about their pop-up books, and learns how to create his own.

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updated 10:21 a.m. ET Dec. 18, 2006

Pop-up books bring smiles and wonder to young and old alike. And to learn just how ordinary paper can be cut, folded, glued and taped to create amazing pop-ups, we decided to go to the masters. Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart, who created “The 12 days of Christmas Anniversary Edition” and “The Jungle Book,” were invited on TODAY to discuss their art.

TODAY also asked Sabuda to give the show’s viewers instructions on how to make your own pop-up poinsettia at home. Click here to go to his Web site for his instructions.

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